The matchup between Union and Grantsville on Friday hardly resembled the 12-10 effort from their previous meeting. The Union Cougars were beaten by the Grantsville Cowboys 55-14. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Although Union took the loss, they still got scores from Dylan Murphy-Watahomigie and Blake Rasmussen.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grantsville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dallan Van Vliet, who threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Atkinson, who gained 117 total yards and two touchdowns.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Grantsville, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Union will host Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morgan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Union likes a good challenge. As for Grantsville, they are taking a road trip to square off against Juan Diego Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Juan Diego Catholic will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Grantsville surely won't give up without a fight.
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